Reflections & Research:
Sustainability
September 15, 2020
‘Here for you, not because of you’ — Nashville nonprofit serves up coffee, soap and empowerment
Production manager Ruben Torres roasts coffee beans at the Harvest Hands facility using a roaster donated by Cal Turner, former chairman and CEO of Dollar General. Photos by John Partipilo Building on strengths and taking the long view, a Christ-centered South Nashville nonprofit emerges as a catalyst for holistic community development. Don’t be misled by […]
read moreabout ‘Here for you, not because of you’ — Nashville nonprofit serves up coffee, soap and empowermentSeptember 1, 2020
A church-run business incubator grows its community’s own solutions to poverty
The Rev. Barry Randolph stands outside of Church of the Messiah in Detroit, Michigan. Photo by Rebecca Cook Under the Rev. Barry Randolph, a thriving Detroit church has brought a young community together to improve their lives with their own ideas. By now, no concept or idea is too off-the-wall for the Rev. Barry Randolph […]
read moreabout A church-run business incubator grows its community’s own solutions to povertyAugust 18, 2020
A commitment to personal rituals can sustain clergy, even during a pandemic
Unsplash / Ashley Batz Pastors can benefit from adaptable, restorative practices, writes a leading researcher on well-being in the workplace. I spent my summer away from the thick of all things COVID-19. I was at our home in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which means I was outside every day, could easily spend time with our […]
read moreabout A commitment to personal rituals can sustain clergy, even during a pandemicAugust 10, 2020
How to host online meetings with Christian hospitality
iStock / RLT_images Virtual gatherings are here to stay, so let’s host them well, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. Words from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians have been on my mind lately. Most days and evenings, my husband and I, along with our two working-from-home sons, move from Zoom […]
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